About this guide Phytotherapy

Directories The main part, with the alphabetical herbal monographs are preceded by five directories. These help users search for certain medicinal plants (German or Latin name), medicinal drugs and medicinal products. Furthermore, they allow it in two indications directories (by group and alphabetically) ordered an overview of the medicinal plants described for each indication and giving him the opportunity to also inform about possible restrictions on use, interactions and warnings.

Medicinal Plants Before the drug monographs, a brief description of each medicinal plant is done with a botanical description, information on their geographical distribution. Organizing principle is the common German name followed by the Latin name. In addition, be a collection of popular folk name, and the most important English and French names, in some cases other language names. In addition, the reader can figure to 27 sheets of high-quality color photographs of over 320 medicinal plants and enjoy a chance to become, in connection with the botanical description, a picture of the original plants of the respective drugs.

Drug Monographs To the user to use the handbook to phytotherapy gestalltung as simple as possible following the establishment of the individual monographs a uniform format.

• Used part of plant
  Description of the manufacture of the drugs used plant parts
• Ingredients
  List of known pharmacologically active, wirksamkeitsbestimmenden but also other ingredients, if known, with amounts given in percent
• Pharmacology
  Overview of the pharmacological properties of a reference to the results from preclinical studies and a summary of published shortly before going to clinical trials and observational studies.
• Applications
  List of recommended by the Commission E or ESCOP, in individual cases, the WHO uses. The applications that are claimed on the basis of empirical data, homeopathic indications and are not scientifically documented information volksmedizinischer and other sources are made clearly identified and separated from the rational phytotherapeutic indications.
• Dosage
  This section contains information on approved forms of preparation, route of administration, the recommended daily dose and duration of application, partly for homeopathic formulations, and where possible, specifying the extract forms, which are the evaluations. The information on dosage relate generally to the medicine drug. Special emphasis was laid on for the dry state has been gained from it (-) extracts comprehensible dosages.
• Restrictions apply
  Here, on the basis of the known pharmacological and toxicological data-set of other available sources, possible side-, and interactions, conditional and absolute contraindications. Additionally, possible symptoms of overdose are described and offered advice on immediate measures to intoxication or serious side effects.
• Patient Information
  In and for medical laymen intelligible form, are described here, the main applications of the drug, pointing to possible side effects and contraindications.
• Evaluating the effectiveness
  In this paragraph, on the basis of the results of the available scientific data, the efficacy or the risk-benefit ratio critically. The evaluation takes place either in line with the relevant Commission E monographs or ESCOP or based on results of valid clinical trials.
• Commercial preparations
  Here, the possibility exists about the main herbal remedies, usually with details of formulation and recommended dosage. Unless stated otherwise were not considered combination products.
• Literature
  Bibliographic information on a selection of the most important original research papers and relevant secondary literature (review articles), were created on the basis of the monographs. Frequently evaluated tertiary literature (text books, reference works) is collected in the section Further Reading.